Crafting my Life

The posts below are from my Crafting my Life series, which ran every Thursday. It's all about dreaming big, finding equilibrium and being your authentic self.

 

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Creating Routines: What do I Think of Myself?

For some time now, I’ve been running a monthly series on that’s all about creating positive routines. Each month I set one goal with the aim creating a more purpose-filled life. If you’d like to join in and take some steps to create better rhythms and routines in your own life, I’d love to hear [...]

 

What I Will do This Year

I celebrated my 37th birthday yesterday. I have to say – birthdays are getting less fun with each passing year. It’s not just that I’m getting older. Rather, some part of me can’t help but feel as if I should have a greater sense of direction, more wisdom, more to show. These days, my birthday [...]

 

That Moment

  When things go sideways, I have a moment. It happens in the split-second when the dawning realization that something bad has happened crosses my consciousness. It’s the instant I hear the plate break, see the earring go down the drain, or catch sight of my kid taking a Sharpie to the wall out of [...]

 

Hopeful Thoughts

The world can always use more hope. When you have hope, you have the ability to imagine and create a better world. But hope can feel very rare and fragile, sometimes. Big, terrible things – and small, annoying things, too – have a way of eating away at it. Everything from acts of terror to [...]

 

Creating Routines: Handcrafts

Before I decided to close Crafting my Life, I was running a monthly series on the site that was all about creating positive routines. I was enjoying it quite a lot, so I decided to move it over here and re-jig it a little. Each month I’m setting one goal towards creating a more purpose-filled [...]

 

My Happiness List: April 2013 Edition

Following my pity party yesterday, I’m feeling like it’s time to pause and count my blessings. And the perfect way to do that is to write my personal happiness list. I could really use the chance to focus on the things that are great in my life, which really are much higher in number than [...]

 

Podcast: Arting and Crafting Your Life

When I was creating the Crafting my Life online class, I wanted to interview someone about embracing your inner artist. I got in touch with my friend Amanda, who you may know better as PoMo Mama. Amanda is an in-real-life friend – we escaped for a weekend away together last year. She’s also a mother, [...]

 

Podcast: Talking Work at Home and More with Jennifer Forest

I’ve become a little more choosy, recently, when it comes to inviting guests to be on my podcast. I’m 80 episodes in, now, and I suspect that I’m feeling a little more confident than I was two years ago when I started. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve enjoyed each and every interview I’ve done, and [...]

 

Living the Dream

One day last week at Disneyland I found myself squished into a bathroom stall with my four-year-old son Jacob, waiting for him to finish. As I stood there, thinking about all the fun I was missing, a phrase passed through my head: living the dream. Now, it’s true that you won’t find parenting on a [...]

 

Podcast: Seeking Peace and Connection with Renee Trudeau

People send me books for review on a semi-regular basis. I wouldn’t say that I get loads, but I certainly get more than I did before I was a blogger. It’s one of the perks of the gig. I don’t make anywhere near the same money I did when I was an engineer, but I [...]

 

Creating Routines: Love and Marriage

Before I decided to close Crafting my Life, I was running a monthly series on the site that was all about creating positive routines. I was enjoying it quite a lot, so I decided to move it over here and re-jig it a little. Each month I’m setting one goal towards creating a more purpose-filled [...]

 

Podcast: Embracing an Unconventional Lifestyle

When I was creating the Crafting my Life online class, I knew I wanted to interview someone about living an unconventional lifestyle. I immediately thought of Alison, who also goes by Bluebird Mama. Luckily, she agreed to be interviewed. At the time, she was living in a duplex in a small town on Vancouver Island, [...]